space travel
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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To this day, Mars remains out of reach for human feet—taking a back seat to renewed interest in returning to the moon—a victim, perhaps, of the current politics of space travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The puzzle Einstein and Rosen were addressing was never about space travel, but about how quantum fields behave in curved spacetime.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
With college, careers and “real world” concerns front and center in our lives, space travel was relegated to a place alongside other childhood interests, recalled with whimsy and nostalgia, but of no great import.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
She has also been teaching emergency departments across the world about the large impact space travel can have on an astronaut's body, including the immune and cardiovascular systems.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 2026
She knew that her future and the future of other Soviet women in space travel depended upon her ability to get along with others.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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